Episode 128 | The Metabolic Cost of Carrying a Backpack
Update: 2025-07-07
Description
What does it really cost your body to carry a backpack in the backcountry? In this episode, we explore the science behind the metabolic demands of load carriage - how pack weight, load distribution, terrain, and walking speed impact energy expenditure. (included: interview with pack designer Dan Durston.)
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